HIGHLIGHTS

Shree Bajrang Parishad on the line of Bajrang Dal and BHP was floated in Bengal which is directly functioning under the supervision of Mamata Banerjeeâs younger brother Babun Banerjee.

HIGHLIGHTS

Mamata to open channels to forge a third alternative nationally.

Shree Bajrang Parishad functioning under Banerjee's younger brother.

Move to dismantle Hindutva sentiments across Bengal.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerejee has been a staunch critic of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre and is now busy opening political channels with all non-Congress, non-BJP parties, keeping an eye to forge a third alternative nationally. TACTICAL MOVE TO DI

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerejee has been a staunch critic of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre and is now busy opening political channels with all non-Congress, non-BJP parties, keeping an eye to forge a third alternative nationally. TACTICAL MOVE TO DISMANTLE HINDUTVA SENTIMENTS

Now, the ruling Trinamool Congress seems to be hijacking both the weapons forming the saffron brigade in Bengal. After silently clamping down on the cow smuggling activities, now the state's ruling formation has devised a tactical move to dismantle the 'Hindutva sentiments' across the state. Sources said that a platform, namely Shree Bajrang Parishad (much on the line of Hindu religious hardliners like Bajrang Dal and Bisva Hindu Parishad), was floated in Bengal that is directly functioning under the supervision of Mamata Banerjee's younger brother Babun Banerjee.

In fact, the CM's brother, who is the chief patron for all India Trinamool Congress sports cell, personally helped float the organisation in Bengal and inaugurated a rest house (dharamashala) for them in Hooghly's Tarakeswar area - a famous pilgrimage known for an ancient temple of Hindu God Shiva. "I am associated with them (Shree Bajrang Parishad) and in fact, I did everything to set up a rest house at Tarakeswar where they can help people coming for religious purpose.

I am not holding any official post owning to my tight schedules. If you ask me about my take, I do worship God and believe in the religion too. I will do everything for them which will help the common people for that matter Hindu religious communities, as well as my Didi in Bengal," Babun Banerjee told Mail today. ATTRACTING BJP DEFECTS

Banerjee, however, said he did not want any political colour to be associated with the issue. "I want all likeminded people to join the organisation as it is aimed towards doing some good work for the society," he added. Though no top rung TMC leaders were seen on the forefront of this organisation, the platform is being used for attracting defections from the state BJP units, especially to cash in on BJP's inner party feud across the state that has become a cause for concern in the recent past. The BJP had received about 17.5 percent of votes in 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Bengal